PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-444
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 444
NOVEMBER 1989
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The closure gasket on 5-gal fel
cAns becomes hARd and le±s At low
temperatures. Beplace it wIth gasket,
NSN 5330²01²271³7621.
Use
arctic
gaskets
±
PaRAchutes
Fom the De´ense
µeutilIzation and Marketing O¶ce·
,
the old PDO·Are a quIck alte¸ative
²
¹uel hoses on the potbelly and
to maintenance tents. DRape It over the
YuKon stoves leak oR breAk at º25°¹.
eQuIpment, stake the RIsers to the
W»m the hoses be´¼Re uncoIlIng, and
gRound, and use a duct²type heateR to
tRy to make all connectIons In a waR½
I¾late the parachute. See TM 10-1670¿
area. Make aRctIc hoses Àhat are good to
Á Âr otheR emergency uses Âr paRaÃ
º65°¹ by usIng hose, NSN 4720-00-
c
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te
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54Ç-3304 or NSN 4720-00È913-5910.
Cold
makes
hoses stif
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WAter in the plastIc 5²gal water
can wIll Feeze. Do not Éll them to the
top. Do not apply dIrect heAt oR the can
will melt. Êlso elevate cans oË the
gRound, and use the Insulating case,
ÌSN 7240²00²125-9061.
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There's no cold weatheR garment
Âr fel handlers. The Extended Cold
WeatHeR Clothing System (ECWCS)
better wItHstands fel spills and will
Keep them wArmÍ
µ
Îeep your balAclavA and stockÏng
cap wHen yoU are issued the ECWCS
parka. The hood Is too small to Ét over
youR helmet, and It does not have a ÐUR
ruË to stop the wInd.
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Êrctic mittens alone do not pRotect
your hands at Ñ50°¹. Òear tRIgger
ÉngeR mItten Inserts InsIde the ÊRctIc
mÓttens, and be suRe the mÓttens Are
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the right sIze. OversIze mIttens meAn
cold
a
pÔcKets.
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The Type
I
ExtReme Cold SleepÕ
Ing Öag alone Ós not warm enough
below º35°¹. To keep com×Rtable,
shorten the bag to suIt your heIght by
ÂldIng the extra oveR At the bottom.
SecuRe it by loosely tyIng the stRaps
around the bag.
Place all the insulation you can ´IØd
under the bag. Line the bAg with a
poncho lIneR, dRape a sp»e Éeld jAcket
liner around youR neck, weAr mItten
InserÙs, put arctIc mittens on your ´eet
and wear your balaclAva.
·
MµE's can rupture I´ you treat
them roughly In the cold. Ênd I´ they
Feeze, leave them Fozen untIl you're
ready to eat them.
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